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How many do you pop?

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DannyB

Guest
Hye guys/gals,

Just wondering how many if any pills do you take per day to control the IBD?

I am currently on 19 and trying to get that number down but like everything else, it sure isn't easy.
 
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Jonny

Guest
Right now i take around 7 a day but that might be more soon after i see my Consultant Physician.
 

mikeyarmo

Co-Founder
Right now it is only 4. 3 Flagyl and 1 iron pill. I also usually take a multivitamin in the morning, and sometimes a calcium too (if I remember).
 
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JoJo

Guest
At the moment 17 prescribed meds a day plus a fish oil capsual and a Probiotic!! I'm sure I rattle as I walk LOL
 
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Kate

Guest
i dont think mines to bad its 11 a day and that includes all my sups other wise perscribed meds would be 8
 
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Valentina

Guest
(when I remember to take them all...) Im all the way down to 9 a day (12 on Sundays) and thats the lowest Ive been in a few years, so Im happy about that...
 
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Mickeyg

Guest
I only take Imuran and 2 kids vitamins (when my boys take them I join in.) and prednisone...but will be off pred on Sunday. YEAH!
 
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rhiannonctr

Guest
Prescribed=5, 4 Imuran and 1 Cipro
Supplements=8, 4 multivita, 1 vita C, and 3 probiotics
I also take 2mg/day liquid B12 sublingually

This is seriously down from last year which hit a daily high of 33 pills.
 
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Sanja

Guest
6 pills of Salofalk , 3 pills of fish oil, 1 pill of folic acid and Probiotics
 
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DarrylP_Ajax

Guest
80mg/day of Pred, started yesterday on 2 X 1tsp of Intesine-1 (Glutamine, FOS, glucosaine), 1 Bottle of Bio-K a day, 3 Omega-3-6-9 Fish Oil Capsules, 2 Mega-Multis a day
 
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Jimbo

Guest
4 pentassa, 50mg of pantropozole, 100mg of Azathroprine, 3 iron tablets
 
12 asacol a day
6 Entocort a day
2 Imuran a day
2 doses of Advair Daily
Albuterol When needed
2 of some kind of acid reflux pill dont remember the name
3 muscle relaxers (dont remember the name sitting here either some generic stuff)
2 correctal (usually everyday)
1 multi vitamin
1 b12 pill
1 iron supplement

So I guess that makes 32 , 33 if u count birthcontrol, and a ton more if u count all the tylenol I take when im having bad flare ups
 
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devildee(donna2005)LOL

Guest
:) Hi Danny

fingers crossed im med free ((((((hugs)))))))))) to all of you that are
 
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Janet

Guest
I feel lucky seeing how much some of you are taking!
I'm down to 1 Entocort a day, 6MP, then a multi-vitamin, 2x iron, and zinc every other day. Does anyone take FORIVA? It's the IBD vitamin and I want to try it out.
 
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Kossy

Guest
Right now I only take three. I've been as high as thirty two a day a few years back.
 
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bugzy

Guest
39 on the day i take my mtx (once a week) other days its 31. so does the winner get a prize? lol
 
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Crohntastic

Guest
a pharmaceutical company's dream

21 +:
i'm on 12 asacol, 4 xifaxan, 2 azathioprine, 2 Forvia multivitamin, 1 Wellbutrin and (when I remember) 1 packet of probiotics ($3 a packet, ouch). throw in the odd prevacid and tylenol and I take more than a lot of seniors.
 
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Spongie Sonya

Guest
I'm only on 3 now...but I keep forgetting to take them...oooops!
 
mmm letsee (getting out pill basket from top of refergerator) LOLOL!!

1 imuran 2x a day (2)
1 Asacol 3x a day (3)
1 AMOX 2x a day (2)
1 Toprol XL for hypertension once a day (1)
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Grand total: 8

hehe!!

Asacol, IMHO, is probably the worst medicine I've ever taken, its like taking candy, doesn't do a DARN thing, but my GI insists I take it, he says its "routine medicine for crohns" which I highly doubt but whatever I am not a medical doctor so who knows... I was told that Pentasa works better then Asacol, much better, every doctor has a different opinion I guess (shrugs)

I like the happy pills, can I have a dozen? hehehe!
Thats ok though, Darvocet gives me the same effect! just on 1.. haha
I dunno why, makes me drunk like and really talkative and extremely relaxed. hehe
 
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boneyboy

Guest
3 Entocort, 3 imuran, 6 asacol, and as many lonox (anti-poo pills) as I need to make it through the day. So, around 15 total per day. Nowhere near my worst.
 
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2young4this

Guest
24..
3 entocort ec
2 6-MP
4 Pentasa
12 more Pentasa three more times a day
1 multivitamin
1 zinc
1 vitamin c..

oh and did I mention I still feel crappy? :)
 
Mazen said:
1 Imuran, 6 Pentasa, 2 enteric coated fish oil caps

Dekar: What's Bio-K??
brand name that has 50 billion l acidophilus and l casei priobiotic bacteria per bottle (equivelant of having 100 small servings of yogurt). thats what it says on it
 
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